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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eh, no Bible.
Unless it’s being read as a fictional piece of work, which I assume will make some mad lol.
Might as well just do the Odyssey, it’s just like the Bible but people like to pretend it’s very different.[/quote]

I think the difficulty in having it understood as a study of literature by parents (see: this thread) is enough to preclude it from public school. But ideally it should be part of any English lit curriculum. [/quote]

No, it shouldn't. Kids today are barely learning at all, the last thing the need is filling up precious classroom time with more Jesus stories.[/quote]

You grasp of complex ideas and canon is clear.

:waves white flag, gives up[/quote]

I grew up reading Pushkin, Balzac and Voltaire, but nobody ever wagged their finger at me and said, "No, no, no, you first must read the Bible!" Maybe that's a uniquely American thing.[/quote]

Nobody said you had to read the Bible first. That is a complete fabrication. But knowledge of Biblical stories and motifs is necessary for full education in English lit. Not sure why this seems to be at all controversial. [/quote]

There’s a strong argument for not teaching things which people are very likely to encounter anyway. [/quote]

But people aren't encountering them as much these days. I'm 32 and I went to a New England boarding school for high school. I only mention that to emphasize that my classmates were largely from very educated, affluent families. I took a bunch of philosophy electives and was shocked that I had to explain the temptation of Jesus by Satan when we read The Grand Inquisitor. There were a few other basic Bible stories I had to explain to my classmates in those courses. I can only imagine biblical knowledge has gotten worse since 2008.[/quote]

good[/quote]

What is your kid going to write when the test question in English class is to write an essay discussing the Biblical motifs and references in the novel they just read -- because that is a classic essay question for just about every work of literature. Same with mythology and the classics. Literature is full of these references, and if you miss them, what is the point of reading?[/quote]

I will make my kids listen to the podcast “Go Home Bible you’re drunk” - they’ll learn the stories and get a few good laughs as well (hosted by ex-Evangelicals) https://www.irreverent.fm/show/go-home-bible-youre-drunk/[/quote]

This sounds fantastic. Great way to be secular and teach about judeo Christian stuff [/quote]

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